While it's a very real, heavily character-driven film, Matt Damon and John Krasinski's story begins to fall into cliche somewhere halfway through. Even their fine performances, along with Hal Holbrook's few but great scenes can't save it.
This review of Promised Land (2012) was written by Rick P on 08 Jan 2013.
Promised Land has generally received mixed reviews.
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